We recently learned that Sonja Morgan made over $400,000 for the most recent season of The Real Housewives of New York City. That may sound like a lot of money, but based on the video below, it's not hard to see why Morgan is broke.

Prior to season six of The Real Housewives of New York City, LuAnn de Lesseps role was reduced from primary cast member to "friend," meaning that she appeared in fewer episodes for dramatically reduced pay.

Now it seems the move was more of a blow to LuAnn's ego than to her pocketbook, as the the Countess is reportedly willing to do anything to star in season seven as a full-fledged Housewife - including work for free.